Corin Hirsch

About Corin

I’m a lifelong writer (well, at least since I could hold a crayon) and a versatile food, drink, and travel journalist who toggles between features, hard news, and essays. I've been a dining critic and drinks columnist at multiple newspapers, including Newsday and Seven Days, and I’ve also written for The Guardian, Wine Enthusiast, Serious Eats, and other publications. I find the heart of a story quickly and especially love finding treasures hiding in plain sight. I’m also a bot wrangler, infographic designer, and ghost writer. My first book, Forgotten Drinks of Colonial New England, examined early American history through drinking habits and was covered by NPR, Atlas Obscura, Yankee magazine, and many podcasts and television stations. I continue to speak on the topic and guide tastings of proto-cocktails.

I’ve taught journalism and graphic design to college students and volunteered with myriad nonprofits focused on young people, including Mentoring USA, Global Kids, and CASA New Hampshire.

I hold an BA in journalism from the University of Arizona, an MFA in nonfiction writing from Goucher College, and a WSET 3 certification from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust.

awards

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2022

2021

2019

2018

2009

Features, second place, NY Associated Press
“Blue Oyster Cult” was recognized by the Associated Press of New York.
First place, travel writing, Press Club of Long Island
For a Newsday feature about dining on Fire Island.

2nd place, Christine White Award for Creative Nonfiction, Goucher College
For my book-length thesis on the building of a federal prison in Berlin, New Hampshire.

First place, Special Product, Society for Features Journalism
Team award for an issue of FeedMe magazine

First place, travel narrative, Press Club of Long Island “Day into night at Rockaway Beach.”

First place, magazine, Press Club of Long Island With my colleagues, I shared second place for our story about food-driven day trips on Long Island, and shared the third place award for "Inside Sea Bar," a video narrative about a seafood restaurant.

Finalist, The Deadline Club I was one of three writers behind "Top 100 Restaurants on Long Island," a project for Newsday's FeedMe magazine.

Best digital features presence, Society for Features Journalism
Our Newsday food team was singled out for dynamic digital presence across the web and social media. FeedMe magazine was also awarded Best Niche Product.Bes

Best food writing in a magazine, New York Press Club
For “Blue Oyster Cult,” a feature about oyster farming on Long Island.
First place, food and beverage narrative, Press Club of Long Island Also for “Blue Oyster Cult.”